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Letters Patent No. 74,917, dated Februz'iry 25, 1868.

IMPROVED FOL ING CRADLE;

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TO ALL WHOM MAY CONCERN:

Be it lgnownthat I, CHARLES KLEIN, of Albany, in the county of Albany,and in the State of New York, have invented certainnew and usefulImprovements in Cradles; and do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and,exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and the letterso'f reference marked thereon; Inthe annexed drziwings, making apart of this specification V Figure 1represents my cradle adjusted and ready for use, and

Figure 2 represents the same folded np in a convenient form, and readyfor storing away. r

A A, in the annexed drawings, represent suitable rockers for a cradle,of any desired material andB repre sent the sides,'constru cted withsuitable legs, and in any desired style, size, and manner, hinged to therockers A, 80 as to allow both sides to fold one way on the said rockersand on each other. One of the sides, B, has a suitable bottom, G,composed of a series 'offlparallel horizontal slats, held togetherbymeans of Vcross-bars di slats hinged to it, sees to-fold upward againstsaid side. Thd other side is provided with a slut or should erfior theside ofthe bottom, C, opposite the hinges, which secures it tothe sideB, to rest on when adjusted for use. Ends or end-pieces, D D, arehingedtoone of the sides, so as to' fold inward and rest on said side,and are pro .vided with catches or hooks, x a}, which catch on pins orin loops or staples on the other side, to hold the whole frame tdgetherwhen required for use. 'Itwill be seen that by raising up or folding thebottom, 0, and detaching the catches x :v, the ends D D may be foldedinwardly, and then the sides'B B may be laid over on each other,

and .on the rockers A A. ,The cradle or crib is then ina convenient andcompact form for moving aboirt, or-

packing out of the way'undcr a table, or bed, or any place desired. 7

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire tosecnrc by Letters Patent is The sections B B, bottom 0, rockersA A, and end-pieces D D, when the several parts are hinged together, asspecified, for the purposes set forth, V

, In testimony that'I' claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand,this 26th day of December, 1867f CHARLES KLEIN.

Witnesses:

Josnpn K-nnssnn, H. N. Wmxss.

